GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1999

 

 

SESSION LAW 1999-368

SENATE BILL 776

 

 

AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW EXEMPTING CERTAIN GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES FROM STATE PURCHASE AND CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  G.S. 113-315.36 reads as rewritten:

"§ 113-315.36.  Purchase of supplies, material, equipment, and building Building contracts.

(a)       The following general laws, to the extent provided below, do not apply to the North Carolina Seafood Industrial Park Authority:

(1)       Article 3 of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes does not apply to contracts for supplies, materials, equipment, and contractual services of the Authority, but, with respect to these contracts, the powers and duties established in that Article shall be exercised by the Authority, and the Secretary of Administration and other State officers, employees, or agencies shall have no duties or responsibilities concerning the contracts.

(2)       Except for G.S. 143-128(f), Article 8 of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes does not apply to public building contracts of the Authority, but, with respect to these contracts, the powers and duties established in that Article Authority that require the estimated expenditure of public money in an amount less than two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000).  With respect to a contract that is exempted from certain provisions of Article 8 under this subdivision, the powers and duties set out in Article 8 shall be exercised by the Authority, and the Secretary of Administration and other State officers, employees, or agencies shall have no duties or responsibilities concerning the contracts. contract.

(3)       G.S. 143-341(3) shall does not apply to the plans and specifications for construction or renovation authorized by the North Carolina Seafood Industrial Park Authority. Authority that require the estimated expenditure of public money in an amount less than two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000).

(b)       Notwithstanding the other provisions of this section, the services of the Department of Administration may be made available to the Authority, when requested by the Authority, with regard to matters governed by Articles 3 and Article 8 of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes and G.S. 143-341(3). The Authority shall report quarterly to the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations on any purchases or building contracts exceeding two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) building contract to which this exemption is applied.  The quarterly report required by this subsection shall specifically include information regarding the Authority's compliance with the provisions of G.S. 143-128(f)."

Section 2.  Section 4 of S.L. 1997-331 reads as rewritten:

"Section 4.  This act is effective when it becomes law and expires July 1, 1999. law.  Section 3 of this act expires July 1, 1999."

Section 3.  This act becomes effective July 1, 1999.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 19th day of July, 1999.

 

 

s/   Dennis A. Wicker

President of the Senate

 

 

s/   James B. Black

Speaker of the House of Representatives

 

 

s/   James B. Hunt, Jr.

Governor

 

 

Approved 8:48 p.m. this 4th day of August, 1999